The best-selling Introduction to Social Work guides students through the foundations of social work—its history, purpose, and how to become practical and effective advocates in the field. Built on a unique advocacy practice and policy model with four key components–economic and social justice, a supportive environment, human needs and rights, and political access—this text offers a crucial lens for addressing today’s social issues. Authors Lisa E. Cox, Carolyn J. ...

The award-winning Introduction to Social Work: An Advocacy-Based Profession takes students on an exploration of what social work is, what it was historically, and how to be an effective advocate as a social worker moving forward. Built on a unique advocacy practice and policy model comprised of four components—economic and social justice, a supportive environment, human needs and rights, and political access—the book provides a crucial lens for viewing today’s social issue...

Empower your students to become advocates for change.Macro Social Work Practice: Advocacy in Action shows students studying in macro social work practice how to enact change at the organizational, community, societal, and global levels. An emphasis is placed on engaging in macro practice using the tenets of the award-winning author team’s Advocacy Policy and Practice Model (APPM) that highlight the inclusion of economic and social justice, supporti...

Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country. This book follows one of his acting classes for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, it is essential reading for beginning and professional actors alike. Throughout these pages Meisner is a delight—always empathizing with his students and urging them on...

The complete history of one of the most long-lived and legendary bands in rock history, written by its official historian and publicist—a must-have chronicle for all Dead Heads, and for students of rock and the 1960s’ counterculture.From 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most beloved, unusual, and accomplished musical entities to ever grace American culture. The creative synchronicity among Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, ...

Deutsche Erstausgabe: Ein Lehrbuch-Klassiker über die Kunst des Schauspielens. Das Buch folgt einem von Meisner geleiteten Schauspielkurs über fünfzehn Monate. Grundlagen und Prinzipien seiner Schauspielmethode werden praxisnah und lebendig veranschaulicht. Sanford Meisner gilt als einer der einflussreichsten Schauspiellehrer überhaupt. Zu seinen Schülern gehörten Gregory Peck, Grace Kelly, Steve McQueen, Peter Falk, Diane Keaton und viele andere. Regisseure wie Elia Kazan, Sydney Pollack,...

Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country. This audiobook follows one of his acting classes for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, it is essential listening for beginning and professional actors alike. Throughout this audiobook Meisner is a delight—always empathizing with his students and urgi...

2022 Gold Medal Recipient from Florida Authors and Publishers AssociationI plodded like Godzilla and sounded like Darth Vader.Jane and Dennis Blanchard never do anything the easy way. Their myriad adventures hiking the Vermont Long Trail during a summer of record-breaking cold temperatures and unprecedented rainfall were just another of the couple's challenges over their 45-year-plus marriage.Without Dennis, this would be a different adventure. Not only is he compan...

**2022 Gold Medal Recipient from Florida Authors and Publishers AssociationI plodded like Godzilla and sounded like Darth Vader.**Jane and Dennis Blanchard never do anything the easy way. Their myriad adventures hiking the Vermont Long Trail during a summer of record-breaking cold temperatures and unprecedented rainfall were just another of the couple's challenges over their 45-year-plus marriage.Without Dennis, this would be a different adventure.Not...

An updated, accessible guide to satellite communications fundamentals and new developmentsThis thoroughly revised classic guide to satellite communications provides in-depth, textbook style coverage combined with an intuitive, low-math approach. The book covers the latest breakthroughs in global wireless applications, digital television, and Internet access via satellite. Filled with worked-out examples and more than 200 illustrations, the new edition offers a clea...

The formidable European longsword – featuring a double-edged straight blade in excess of 40in, and capable of being used with one or both hands – remains one of the most impressive and distinctive edged weapons of the late medieval era.Also known as the 'bastard' sword and the 'hand-and-a-half' sword, the longsword evolved from the war swords and great swords of the 14th century, and emerged as a battlefield weapon in the early stages of the Hundred Years' War. It ...

***800-CEO-READ BESTSELLERFeatured in* Fortune, Harvard Business Review, and Entrepreneur, Go Long is "mandatory reading for the CEOs and boards of all public companies," according to David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group.**The lifespans of companies are growing shorter each day. Why do some companies thrive and grow, while others fail?Inspired by the CEO Academy, the annual off-the-record gathering...